A General Atomics business unit has demonstrated aircraft carrier-based deck taxi capability and launch-and-recovery operations for its proposed offering for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 carrier-based unmanned aerial refueling tanker program. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. used a Predator C Avenger drone as a substitute for its MQ-25 offering and director wands that work to control taxi […] More

Stratolaunch Systems has completed a ground-based control test of its aircraft designed to facilitate air launches of rockets in order to bring satellites into low-Earth orbit, ValueWalk reported Wednesday. Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder who established Stratolaunch in 2011, said in a Twitter post that the Seattle, Washington-based company’s aircraft recorded 46 miles per hour in top […] More

Kristin Morico, former leader of global environmental programs at General Electric, has been appointed environmental health and safety management strategic executive director at AECOM‘s design and consulting services unit. AECOM said Tuesday Morico will be responsible for establishing an consulting business that will integrate the firm’s component services across different business sectors such as the provision of […] More

Amazon Web Services has supported the cloud migration effort of a U.S. Navy unit that aids the physical, emotional and social development of sailors and their families. AWS said Wednesday the Commander of the Navy Installations Command’s Fleet and Family Readiness Programs division (N9) adopted an unclassified cloud environment hosted on AWS’ GovCloud isolated cloud region for government […] More

Jeh Johnson, former secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, and American Tower CEO James Taiclet Jr. have been elected to join Lockheed Martin‘s board of directors effective Jan. 1. “Jeh’s experience in acquisition and government operations and Jim’s aerospace and global perspective will help advance our ability to anticipate and exceed our customers’ expectations,” Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed […] More

The Aerospace Industries Association has named at least 20 executives from the government contracting sector to its board of governors for 2018. Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, will succeed Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg as chairman of AIA, the trade group said Monday. William Brown, chairman, president and CEO of Harris, will serve as […] More

BAE Systems hosted an event at a company facility in Nashua, New Hampshire, last week to mark a partnership between BAE and Northrop Grumman to help build the U.S. Air Force‘s B-21 Raider bomber aircraft, Union Leader reported Wednesday. The event was attended by Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Bussiere, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and executives from the two defense contractors. […] More

Aurora Flight Sciences has received a 12-month contract to further develop a subsonic aircraft technology as part of a NASA program that aims to increase fuel and operational efficiency and reduce noise of commercial planes. The company said Tuesday it will continue to work with Pratt & Whitney and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to advance the D8 […] More

Lockheed Martin has begun to develop a prototype of a deep space habitat for NASA designed to provide navigation support and ensure safety of astronauts during long-duration missions. Lockheed is one of the six companies that received Phase II contracts in August 2016 to further develop the design concept in the initial phase for the […] More

The Defense Department aims to generate at least 5 percent in savings on the cost of the next batch of 130 Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighter jets, Reuters reported Monday. Mike Stone writes sources said Lockheed and DoD are in talks over a deal that seeks to save $660 million on the next lot of 100 F-35A […] More

Smiths Detection and Duke University’s Edmund T. Pratt Jr. School of Engineering have forged a partnership to study deep learning techniques that could boost the screening capacity of airport checkpoint x-ray systems. The company said Friday the partnership is part of Duke University’s contract with the Transportation Security Administration that aims to apply machine learning technology in the […] More

Orbital ATK has conducted live-fire demonstrations of gun systems and ammunition during the company’s Bushmaster User Conference in Arizona. The three-day event featured Orbital ATK-built Bushmaster chain guns and ammunition that range from 7.62mm, 25mm, 30mm and 40mm, the company said Thursday. More than 150 customers and partners from 25 countries were in attendance as Orbital ATK exhibited the capacity of its […] More